1. How do you brew it?2. What brands do you like ? What is your favorite?3. Do you grind the beans yourself? What kind of grinder?4. Do you know how to "Taste" coffee ?5. What is your opinion of Starbucks?6. How do you substitute for dairy during the fasts? Non-dairy creamer, nothing?

7. If your house was on fire, would you first grab the dog or your French Press?

1. Simple coffee maker at home. 2. Folgers. But I love starbucks (which is really bad,) and I've taken a liking to the coffee sold my the monastery on Vashon Island.3. Nope. 4. Yep. Learned in culinary class.5. It's good when there's not something better, but I like getting my coffees from real cafes if possible. 6. I use powdered craeamer, which I occasionally enjoy more than liquid creamer.

1. How do you brew it?2. What brands do you like ? What is your favorite?3. Do you grind the beans yourself? What kind of grinder?4. Do you know how to "Taste" coffee ?5. What is your opinion of Starbucks?6. How do you substitute for dairy during the fasts? Non-dairy creamer, nothing?

7. If your house was on fire, would you first grab the dog or your French Press?

1. Simple coffee maker at home. 2. Folgers. But I love starbucks (which is really bad,) and I've taken a liking to the coffee sold my the monastery on Vashon Island.3. Nope. 4. Yep. Learned in culinary class.5. It's good when there's not something better, but I like getting my coffees from real cafes if possible. 6. I use powdered craeamer, which I occasionally enjoy more than liquid creamer.

1. How do you brew it?2. What brands do you like ? What is your favorite?3. Do you grind the beans yourself? What kind of grinder?4. Do you know how to "Taste" coffee ?5. What is your opinion of Starbucks?6. How do you substitute for dairy during the fasts? Non-dairy creamer, nothing?

7. If your house was on fire, would you first grab the dog or your French Press?

1. Simple coffee maker at home. 2. Folgers. But I love starbucks (which is really bad,) and I've taken a liking to the coffee sold my the monastery on Vashon Island.3. Nope. 4. Yep. Learned in culinary class.5. It's good when there's not something better, but I like getting my coffees from real cafes if possible. 6. I use powdered craeamer, which I occasionally enjoy more than liquid creamer.

1. How do you brew it?2. What brands do you like ? What is your favorite?3. Do you grind the beans yourself? What kind of grinder?4. Do you know how to "Taste" coffee ?5. What is your opinion of Starbucks?6. How do you substitute for dairy during the fasts? Non-dairy creamer, nothing?

7. If your house was on fire, would you first grab the dog or your French Press?

1. Simple coffee maker at home. 2. Folgers. But I love starbucks (which is really bad,) and I've taken a liking to the coffee sold my the monastery on Vashon Island.3. Nope. 4. Yep. Learned in culinary class.5. It's good when there's not something better, but I like getting my coffees from real cafes if possible. 6. I use powdered craeamer, which I occasionally enjoy more than liquid creamer.

So, I logged onto my World Market Explorer account today to discover that I had accumulated three free-bag-of-coffee coupons over the weeks. I printed them each out and then went to World Market with my mother and came home with four bags of my favorite coffee

How do you brew it?What brands do you like ? What is your favorite?Do you grind the beans yourself? What kind of grinder?Do you know how to "Taste" coffee ?What is your opinion of Starbucks?How do you substitute for dairy during the fasts? Non-dairy creamer, nothing?

If your house was on fire, would you first grab the dog or your French Press?

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Usually a drip brewer or espresso percolator.I like Yaucono or Sello Rojo.Once in a while I have beans and will use a blade grinder, but only for french press."Mmmm, good" or "Ugh, crap."They have some decent brewed coffee, but there espresso is burnt, which is why you have to add all the creams and syrups to mask the flavor.Nondairy creamer is ok.I would get my dogs out. A french press is a cheap, inanimate object. I love my dogs.

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A guy in my parish roasts coffee and we sell it during fasts. I bought some beans from India that he had..Really really good.

Has anyone tried organic coffee? In the past, my husband used to use the regular coffee, which was not certified organic, and he got headaches and easily became irritated.

The organic coffee seems to taste better too.

Yeah, I think it tastes better too. . . less bitter. Right now at home I have Sam's Choice Organic Medium Roast, but my favorite that I've come across so far (and I haven't been able to find it in a while) is Seattle's Best Organic Fair Trade - Level 4

A guy in my parish roasts coffee and we sell it during fasts. I bought some beans from India that he had..Really really good.

Has anyone tried organic coffee? In the past, my husband used to use the regular coffee, which was not certified organic, and he got headaches and easily became irritated.

The organic coffee seems to taste better too.

I had organic coffee and it was really nasty.

Glad you've noticed that "organic" isn't a flavour .

Organic has nothing to do with flavour or quality. It's about the manner of production - and even there, it probably doesn't mean what most of us (myself included) think it means.

The cat crap coffee kopi is the most organic. It is also supposed to be the best flavored.

Good thing I don't drink coffee for flavor.

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The quality of coffee depends mostly on it's country of origin and the altitude it is grown. There is a small issue of mold but "Organic" coffee is not very relevant. The best coffee comes from a single farm's crops that has been carefully selected by a good expert representing a Roaster... "Organic" is not part of the equation.

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I started to consider buying an espresso machine and/or coffee grinder. Any recommendations? Ascaso Basic seems to be not too expensive option for an espresso machine. As for the grinder, I saw Wilfa WSCG2 for sale but after some googling it seems that it's not approved buy various online coffee hipsters.

I started to consider buying an espresso machine and/or coffee grinder. Any recommendations? Ascaso Basic seems to be not too expensive option for an espresso machine. As for the grinder, I saw Wilfa WSCG2 for sale but after some googling it seems that it's not approved buy various online coffee hipsters.

Any grinder will do. You can get a decent one for $20-$40 at any store that sells appliances. However, if you decide to buy an espresso machine, you may want to consider purchasing a better grinder because espresso coffee needs to be particularly fine in order to work properly.

Speaking of espresso, I recently purchased an espresso machine. Does anybody here have any good recipes? I've mostly just been drinking the espresso plain with sugar and cream like regular coffee--it's got a much more natural taste--although I have also taken a liking to cafe au late, which I've been experimenting with making.

I started to consider buying an espresso machine and/or coffee grinder. Any recommendations? Ascaso Basic seems to be not too expensive option for an espresso machine. As for the grinder, I saw Wilfa WSCG2 for sale but after some googling it seems that it's not approved buy various online coffee hipsters.

Any grinder will do. You can get a decent one for $20-$40 at any store that sells appliances.

Not entirely true. We've got a cheap grinder that, despite its claim to have variable settings, would grind entirely too coarse when used right out of the box. I had to open it up and make some modifications in order to get a grind that would make a decent cup of joe. Regular coffee, not an espresso grind.

Not to say that a cheap grinder can't be good. Check out Amazon for something in your price range with a good number of reviews (50+) and a good rating.

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I started to consider buying an espresso machine and/or coffee grinder. Any recommendations? Ascaso Basic seems to be not too expensive option for an espresso machine. As for the grinder, I saw Wilfa WSCG2 for sale but after some googling it seems that it's not approved buy various online coffee hipsters.

Any grinder will do. You can get a decent one for $20-$40 at any store that sells appliances.

Not entirely true. We've got a cheap grinder that, despite its claim to have variable settings, would grind entirely too coarse when used right out of the box. I had to open it up and make some modifications in order to get a grind that would make a decent cup of joe. Regular coffee, not an espresso grind.

Not to say that a cheap grinder can't be good. Check out Amazon for something in your price range with a good number of reviews (50+) and a good rating.

I salute you. Most people would have sold it to someone else and bought another one.

I agree that not just any grinder will not do. Internet seems to be crowded with espresso. I like espresso but I mostly drink other kinds of coffees at home so I don't think I need the most hifi grinder. Wilfa WSC2 is fairly cheap but with 5 years warrant so it doesn't seem to be a bad option.

Ethiopian most things are the best. But, unfortunately, I have yet to come across an Ethiopian coffee that I liked.

Ethiopian along with every African coffee I've tried is too bold for my liking. I find that the boldness overshadows the other natural flavors that make a good coffee. I think South America has the coffee game down better. Medium to Bold brews reign supreme IMHO over Bold and beyond brews.

Ethiopian most things are the best. But, unfortunately, I have yet to come across an Ethiopian coffee that I liked.

Ethiopian along with every African coffee I've tried is too bold for my liking. I find that the boldness overshadows the other natural flavors that make a good coffee. I think South America has the coffee game down better. Medium to Bold brews reign supreme IMHO over Bold and beyond brews.

You know, James, I'm going to agree with you. I haven't yet had a coffee that would contradict this.

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I agree that not just any grinder will not do. Internet seems to be crowded with espresso. I like espresso but I mostly drink other kinds of coffees at home so I don't think I need the most hifi grinder. Wilfa WSC2 is fairly cheap but with 5 years warrant so it doesn't seem to be a bad option.

I ended up buying Nivona Coffee Grinder instead. Now having my first cup of moka pot coffee. I don't know whether it's the beans or the grinder but this tastes so much better than before.